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Body of King Oyo Nyimba, once world's youngest monarch, returns to Uganda for burial

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni pays homage to the flag-draped coffin with the body of King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, of the Tooro Kingdom, who died in late August aged 34 while receiving treatment in the U.S., at the Entebbe International Airport, in Entebbe, Uganda September 4, 2026. REUTERS/Abubaker Lubowa

Everest is melting and one contributor is human urine, study finds

Human urine is responsible for an estimated 154,000kg of melt in the thawing Khumbu Glacier.

North Sumatra tourism sites closed as Mount Sinabung volcanic activity increases

Mount Sinabung in Indonesia last erupted in 2021, during which volcanic ash was sent as high as 4.5km and pyroclastic flow as far as 1km.

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West Sumatra, where you find buffalo supermodels and a village called ‘Singapore’

aapadang - A traditional Minangkabau rumah gadang stands amid rice fields in West Sumatra. The house is built largely from wood and topped by distinctive gonjong, the upward-curving roof peaks associated with Minangkabau architecture. Such rooflines are a common sight across West Sumatra, appearing not only on private homes such as this one but also on government offices and other public buildings.

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Nepal landslides show the world’s mountains are ticking time bombs

Collapsed glaciers in Langtang, Nepal, that, according to an expert, may have triggered flash floods and a mudslide.

‘Wait here’: Father abandons tired 7-year-old son on Mount Fuji

Japan’s highest mountain, Mount Fuji, stands at 3,776 metres.

US hiker killed by lightning on Sicily’s Mount Etna

Lava is ejected from a crater during an eruption of Mount Etna, in Sicily, Italy, on Aug 13.

Volcanic alert level raised for Mount Aso in Japan’s Kumamoto; no links to July quake

Japan’s weather agency on Aug 14 raised the volcanic alert level for Mount Aso in Kumamoto prefecture to 3 on a five-point scale, calling for entry restrictions to the mountain.

Internal report on California avalanche that killed 9 skiers in February assigns no blame

Flowers left in the area in the Sierra Nevada range where nine backcountry skiers were killed by an avalanche in February 2026.

Nepal rescuers find bodies of five climbers killed in 2025

The five have been missing since November 2025 after being struck by an avalanche on Yalung Ri peak, near Nepal’s border with Tibet.

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